Youth. From the series: The Four Ages of Man 1840 - 1845
ditlevblunck
statensmuseumforkunst
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oil painting
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facial painting
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"Youth," painted between 1840 and 1845 by Danish artist Ditlev Blunck, is part of his series "The Four Ages of Man." This Romantic artwork portrays a young man, nude and with outstretched arms, in a boat adorned with flowers. The presence of a woman and a child suggests the themes of love and innocence associated with youth, while the landscape backdrop evokes a sense of idyllic nature. This painting, now housed in the Statens Museum for Kunst, exemplifies Blunck's Neoclassical style and his exploration of human life stages.
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Blunck suddenly left Denmark in 1841, never to return. For a so-called “consilia abeundi” had been issued against Blunck – meaning that a public institution (consilia) advices a person to leave (abeundi) the country for a while. Had Blunck stayed in the country it is likely that he would have been prosecuted for some form of sexual transgression, presumably linked to Blunck’s homosexuality. Blunck’s style of painting is influenced by the “Nazarenes” (after “Jesus of Nazareth”), a group of primarily German artists who wished to express earnest emotions in contrast to French art and its “exteriority”. The painting is one of a series of four commissioned by King Christian VIII. Another work from the series is on display in room 221.
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